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01-31-2014, 12:57 PM | #1 |
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Tips for buying used 7 series (F01)
Hey guys! i'm now confused, what car should I buy, but I decided to go check BMW 740d, which is for sale. It's 2013 year (LCI), car has about 10k miles (15-16k km) and fully loaded, so any tips?
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My advice.... Don't buy a used 7 series....Unless you have a generous warranty
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02-01-2014, 08:42 AM | #3 |
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I was about to say the same but did not like posting something negative.It sickens me every time but it looks like its true.I feel bad when I read some of the nightmares some of the owners go through.Shame on these car companies which can't mKe a reliable product.PUPPY SHAME...there I said it
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Thats right, some of us take good care of our cars and never really experience any big issues, but in a big techno-ladden barge, you never know what gremlins will present themselves. As stated above, you also don't know how the previous owner treated the product.
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God, I'm back from test drive, and I am shocked - car has only 10k miles on it, but it looks, drives, smells and sounds horrible. The salesman is a$$hole - he smells and looks horrible, and he was very rude to me, from what I guess that car is stolen...
AND in car's advertisement he uploaded OTHER car photos - in real it looks almost the same, but thankfully we had sunny day - he wrote, that car's color is "Azure black" (It has blue shade) but I didn't saw that, and when my friend checked the VIN from the car and from advertisement - there was a big difference between those two... and really i'm thinking of buying new one...
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Sorry for bad English skills...
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Of course I love the Carbon Black (I have three in that color). It's a very deep dark color with loads of deep sea blue when the sun hits it. The Brown/Dark Blue combination are just fantastic. I love the light Poplar wood too. The Carbon Black car I have with the white leather looks fantastic too, especially with the dark graphite wood. The White leather though, is very delicate and would probably not be a good choice for a daily driver.
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I had an X5M that was a weird shade of black. Not sure about Azure black or if thats a US option. I have Carbon Black and of all the colors I have owned, it is hands down, my favorite. Just a pain to keep it clean. It's almost dirty as soon as you wash it.
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Okay, so my car will be Carbon black w/ Saddle brown. Now about the options - as I see you have those digital gauges, so how are they in night and in sunny day?
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Carbon black is a nice color.It was second on my list after white.I was worried that's I wouldn't be able to keep it clean and the swirl marks. If you would like some pics of the interior( not many) ,you could check out my post http://www.7post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=932004 If you have saddle brown available in your country as a standard option,take a look at it.It should look the best with a white exterior. Last edited by luvthestck; 02-01-2014 at 05:02 PM.. |
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IF you choose the dark blue, make sure you have a good detailer. I have a guy that is wonderful, comes every week to my home to clean whichever car is dirty and does a famous job. Never any swirl marks. I leave it to the Pros. The digital display is just plain awesome. It's very colorful in the day time, nice white/grey/red/orange combinations and in the evening, it's typical BMW amber colored and easy to read. I love scrolling through the playlist on the digital display, it just puts out so much more information over the outgoing unit. I never use the head-up display, It honestly gives me a headache. I love the leather dash though and I think that was part of the executive package. You should certainly order your car the way you want it, doesn't take long to get and you get exactly what you want. You are also guaranteed that nobody ever took it for a spin. I've always had White cars before and I LOVE white cars, they show all the detail of the design. With the 7 though, it's sort of a slabby mash of sheet metal with minute details and curves, it's elegant and sophisticated. I chose the dark blue because it has so many personalities, it can be black at night or in the shade (which is always classy on a 7) and then in the sun, it looks famous! That carbon black is just unbelievable, but be prepared to wash often - the color is unforgiving to dirt/dust/shit. I never personally found the B&O audio a good value, the standard Harmon/Kardon is really nice. Others love the B&O, so test it out and see if thats something you would want. I couldn't justify the steep price tag for what I heard through it.
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lol I bought a used 740li fully loaded 2 years ago with a 136k on the clock, full bmw service history always serviced between 10k to 12k miles at bmw park lane from start no problems at all.
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